Decision Workspace
banuid vs caretta-id vs mtid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
banuid
experimentalv1.1.0
Fast, secure, 64-bit lexicographically sortable unique identifiers
61
caretta-id
experimentalv0.12.2
Renamed to grain-id — see https://crates.io/crates/grain-id
54
mtid
experimentalv0.6.1
Human-friendly id for personal distributed system (deprecated, use the caretta-id crate)
Core Metrics
| banuid | caretta-id | mtid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 61 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 34 | 1.1K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 603 | 121 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 12 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | today | 134d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
banuid
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
caretta-id
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mtid
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| banuid | caretta-id | mtid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.12.2 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 39KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caretta-id leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mtid has the most downloads (2.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •caretta-id, mtid are pre-1.0 — API may change.